A Year of Junk Journaling: 52 creative prompts to transform scraps of your life into art

by Martina Calvi

The number 1 rule of junk journaling is there are no rules.

This is a companion to your journaling journey, with 52 weekly prompts and ideas encouraging you to tap into your creative side.
Whether you’re brand new to junk journaling or already hoard paper scraps and washi tape, this book will gently guide you through a year of playful, imperfect
 

COLLECT everything that inspires you or reminds you of something you want to remember REFLECT to take a mindful moment for yourself to pause and think about what you are creating CREATE with practical steps to try new crafty techniques in your junk journal
You'll find heaps of fun, original ideas for what to include in your scrapbook, as well as tips on how to brainstorm and source materials. The 52 projects are built to inspire you – you'll create a portrait of you, celebrate your favourite snacks, play with textures and colour palettes, send yourself future notes, reflect on meaningful holidays and be encouraged to use your precious sticker stash...

Embrace imperfection, expand your creativity, preserve your memories and get stuck in!

Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction, Art

176 pages, Hardcover

Published October 14, 2025

Reviews

[Val ── .✦ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely 🥰

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Received this at the junk journal party my friend had in honor of this book coming out. I loved Martina's "Art of Memory Collecting" book and was thrilled to see she had a new book coming out. I have already started doing a few different prompts in the book, but I plan to do them all throughout the next year!

[Melki · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is less how-to than more look-what-I-did-and-be-inspired.
I fail to see how gluing a bunch of candy wrappers to a scrapbook page helps you remember the good times.

That's what cavities are for . . .

[Lore H · Rating 4 out of 5]

lovely book of bright ideas. brilliant cover design cute and layout. for the memory collector in all of us. I want to go back & read her first book. the find and seek activity for the hidden gems at the end was a nice touch. interested to look into the books in her favorites spread for inspiration

[Kari Zephyr · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the set up of the book and the simplicity of the book. I really like how it sparked different ideas and different themes that I could do junk journaling and not just journaling but to incorporate into other arts and craft ideas.

[Zoey]

so so cutie

[Hope Anderson (HopelessBookAddict) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this!

[Margret · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good ideas.

[Cali Beverlyann · Rating 3 out of 5]

got some cutie journal ideas!! the other book was better imo

[Karrie Stewart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some fun ideas!

[jngarz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fun edition to add to my crafting books. So excited to utilize some of the prompts that were hi-lighted!

[Emily Serrano · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a fun concept!

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute ideas

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for ideas to make journals

[Suzanne Dix · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many fun ideas.

[Cassie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very repetitive & the ideas aren’t particularly innovative. Eg. Stick a photo for birthday, dreams, Christmas … etc is just saying the same thing over & over again.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Paramitha · Rating 4 out of 5]

my definition of junk journaling and martina's are different but i already recreated one of the prompt in this book and see myself recreate some more of its prompts very soon. overall it was a sweet and inspiring read.